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We are a Learned Academy of independent experts helping Australians understand and use technology to solve complex problems.

10/11/2026

🌏 Opening up a world of science and technology collaboration for Australian researchers and innovators.

While in Sydney recently, ATSE staff met with 3 recipients of the Global Science and Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element. The program aims to boost Australia’s science and technology capacity by supporting international science and research collaborations with key international partners in strategic disciplines.

🤖 Professor Shujuan Huang, Dr Binesh Puthen Veettil & Dr Jincheol Kim from Macquarie University are developing advanced green manufacturing and automation technology for next-generation solar cells, partnering with 울산과학기술원 Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology from South Korea.

🧲 Professor Simon Ringer FTSE from the University of Sydney is looking at an additive manufacturing solution to the critical minerals supply challenges for rare-earth permanent magnets, in partnership with the National Institute for Materials Science from Japan.

💉Professor Markus Müllner from the University of Sydney is targeting advanced manufacturing for injectable hydrogels with biomimetic properties that can be used for drug delivery, and partnered with Yonsei University in South Korea.

Their projects are still ongoing and we can’t wait to see their results 💫

🔗 Read more about the program here: https://glodip.org.au/

09/11/2026

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06/11/2026

🤩 Big shoutout to the scholarship holders who attended the ATSE Annual Events last week – mingling with engineering and tech experts, moderating panels, and building networks across the STEM sector.

One of the most important outcomes of the Elevate: Boosting diversity in STEM program is creating lasting connections between scholars and applied science, tech and engineering leaders. Open doors and new opportunities are what will create a booming, diverse STEM workforce for the future.

Discover the scholars: https://atse.org.au/what-we-do/pathways-into-through-stem/elevate/scholar-stories/

06/11/2026

🌉 Congratulations and thank you to Richard (Dick) Kell AM FTSE for his many years of contributions to ATSE and the NSW Division since his election as a Fellow in 1999.

A world-class bridge engineer, Dick Kell has led major infrastructure expansions in Australia, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi, Indonesia and Vietnam. He was President of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers from 2003 to 2005.

👏 Dick Kell was named a Member of the Order of Australia in 1998 for services to Australia in engineering, particularly bridge engineering and international affairs.

🔗 Read more about Dick: https://atse.org.au/who-we-are/our-fellows/all-fellows/richard-kell/

05/11/2026

What a week 🤩

From welcoming our 2026 and showcasing their work across 6 inspiring panels to celebrating outstanding innovators at the whose work is delivering real-world impact through science, technology and engineering.

Thank you to everyone who attended the events and made it an incredible celebration of applied science, technology and engineering.

04/11/2026

✨ Our IMNIS mentees were busy in October, attending the annual KCA - Knowledge Commercialisation Australasia Ltd. The conference brought together research, industry and government to discuss how to transform innovation into real-world outcomes.

👏 Thank you KCA for sponsoring 4 IMNIS mentees to attend the KCA annual conference once again, and for supporting IMNIS mentees to connect with the innovation pipeline. Special thanks to ATSE Fellow John Grace AO FTSE and KCA Chair Kate Taylor for their long-term support for bringing young innovators into the commercialisation space.

Cheng Shen, 2026 IMNIS Mentee from UNSW shared, “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘊𝘈 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘢 𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴. 𝘐𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘷𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”

🤝 If you'd like to partner with IMNIS to connect with promising early career STEM researchers, get in touch: https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/pathways-into-through-stem/imnis/

04/11/2026

🌏 Show your students real-life climate innovators at the upcoming Shape Your Future STEM careers webinar from the program of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

This webinar connects the big topic of climate action with the people, ideas and careers turning ambition into real, practical solutions.

🖥️ Future you, future planet: Careers shaping a sustainable tomorrow
📆 Tuesday 10 November 2026
🕐 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM AEDT
📲FREE registration: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-EDpnOd3SgS57MobsCum1Q #/registration

Hosted by ATSE Engagement Manager and Acting Co-Director Strategic Engagement Megan Salic, this session connects students and educators with sustainability professionals who will share their career journeys, the pathways that led them to their fields, and what their day-to-day work involves.

🎙️Professor Matthew Harrison FTSE, Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture
🎙️ Dr Laura Kuhar, Rio Tinto and Upsy and Moo Pty Ltd
🎙️ Rin Gomura, Australian Power Quality Research Centre University of Wollongong

Learn more and register: https://www.atse.org.au/events/future-you-future-planet-careers-shaping-a-sustainable-tomorrow/

03/11/2026

✨ How can we inspire the innovators, entrepreneurs and technology leaders of tomorrow?

Join us next week for an engaging presentation and Q&A session to hear from three talented emerging leaders about their work and career journey and learn how the Australian Nanomanufacturing Challenges is inspiring young Australians, building innovation skills, and creating pathways into future STEM careers.

This event brings together diverse perspectives spanning advanced materials, nanotechnology, clean energy, health technologies, research leadership and STEM education.

Speakers:
🔹 Dr Lei Bao, RMIT University
🔹 Dr Marzi Barghamadi, CSIROand 2023 winner of the ATSE David & Valerie Solomon Award
🔹 Dr Jiahui Li, Australian Nano Manufacture Future Challenge
📆 Tuesday 10 November 2026 6:00pm-9:00pm AEDT
📍 Graduate House, The University of Melbourne, VIC
🎟️ $45 (registration plus dinner)
Free for online attendees

🔗 Learn more and register: https://www.atse.org.au/events/future-innovators-showcase/

02/11/2026

This , we’re highlighting the impact of the Industry Mentoring Network in STEM through the partnership between Shehab Khan Noor, PhD candidate at UNSW, and his mentor Aysegul Tortum, product manager at Telstra.

This year, Shehab and Aysegul have had conversations spanning research translation, career opportunities across industry and academia, and developing industry ready skills.

💭 Shehab said, “𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘐 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺-𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘺 𝘊𝘝 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵-𝘗𝘩𝘋 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺.”

💭Aysegul explained, “𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘚𝘩𝘦𝘩𝘢𝘣’𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘢𝘴𝘮 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭.”

🤝 Through IMNIS, meaningful mentoring partnerships like this are helping emerging researchers broaden their horizons and navigate their careers with greater confidence. Last week, Shehab got to put his skills to the test as moderator of a panel of materials and manufacturing experts at ATSE’s New Fellows Showcase in Sydney.

🔗 If you too would like to make a positive impact in someone's life through simple conversations, become an IMNIS mentor!⬇️ https://www.atse.org.au/what-we-do/pathways-into-through-stem/imnis/imnis-initiative/imnis-for-mentors/

29/10/2026

🤩 Today's very special features the 2026 cohort of new Fellows – inspirational business leaders, infrastructure operators, knowledge sharers, materials discoverers, environment protectors, health understanders, and so much more.

We're thrilled to have them as part of the ATSE Fellowship. Their contributions in the years to come will help create a better, safer, healthier world.

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